Hidden Myanmar Treasure Tour

Day (1) Arrival at Yangon and Leisure at the hotel (By Car) (-/-/D)

Arrival at Yangon International Airport, our driver will pick you up from your hotel and leisure at the hotel. Stay overnight at Yangon.

Day (2) Yangon half day walking tour and Yangon sightseeing (By car) (B/L/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel. Our excellent driver and professional English speaking guide will pick up from hotel and drop at City center landmark Sule Pagoda to make walking tour. Start at Mahabandoola Park downtown of Yangon with remarkable sites and walk along the Strand Road to see many of Colonial Buildings such as City Hall, High Court Building, The Secretariat or Ministers Office, Strand Hotel, the Central Telephone & Telegraph office, the Custom House, the Yangon central railway station on Bo Gyoke road, the Myanmar Port Authority and the final point is Botataung Pagoda. Enjoy your lunch at the local restaurant. After having your lunch we will drive to Bogyoke (Scott) Market where hundreds of stores and gems shops (closed on Mondays and on public holidays) and you can visit to the Myanmar Artist’s art gallery, you can taste Myanmar traditional costumes, foods, antiques. Then proceed to Chaukhtatgyi Pagoda. Then transfer to Kandawgyi, one of two major lakes in Yangon and is artificial. Then enjoy sunset at there with the background of Shwedagon Pagoda. Then, visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda. Stay overnight at Yangon.

Day (3) Bago sightseeing and proceed to Golden Rock (By /car) (B/L/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel, our excellent driver and professional English Speaking guide will pick you up from the hotel. Then drive to Bago. On the way first sightseeing at Taukkyan War Cemetery (about 6426 graves and memorial pillars with the names of over 27000 Allied soldiers who gave their lives during the Second World War). Then proceed to Bago there sightseeing includes the Shwe Maw Daw Pagoda, over a thousand years old; its spire is even taller than Shwedagon Pagoda. The 55-meter-long reclining ShweThaLyaung Buddha image is among the country’s most revered and visit to Kyaikpon pagoda. Then proceed to Kawbawzathardi Palace built by King Bayintnaung in 16 centuries. Then proceed to Kyaikhtio Pagoda (Golden Rock). It is located on a high mountain in Mon State and southeast from Yangon. Kyaikhtiyo pagoda exists on the highest peak (1100 meter above sea level) of the Paung Laung mountain ranges – 12 km from base camp kimpun. After 4 hours drive from Yangon, you take a 45 minute open truck uphill, then another hour walk up together with the native pilgrims. You will then reach the Pagoda site. Overnight at Kyaikhtio .

Day (4) Kyaikhtiyo sightseeing and transfer to Yangon (By car) (B/L/-)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel and start Kyaikhtiyo sightseeing. You can enjoy panoramic view and take the best photos from the platform of the Pagoda. In the afternoon down to the base camp and drive back to Yangon. Leisure at the hotel and stay overnight at Yangon.

Day (5) Fly to Heho and Inle, Indein sightseeing (By car) (B/L/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel. Our driver will pick you up from the hotel to the airport for morning flight to Heho. Arrive at Heho airport, our excellent boat driver and professional English speaking guide will pick you up from the airport. Then we will explore the southern part of the lake by boat sailing through small twisting and turning creeks to reach INDEIN village. This small village located on the south-western bank of the lake is famous for its ruined clusters of pagodas dated back to 16^th century. The tranquil peaceful ambience and the ruins overgrown with bushes will bring you centuries back. On that day Indein village 5 day 1 market will be held. After that we will proceed to Ywa-Ma village, gold and silversmiths workshop. The Intha peoples lived for years in stilted villages upon the lake and make their live hood fishing and growing crops on unique floating gardens).You can see the native’s method of rowing by leg, method of fishing in the lake. After that we will go to PhaungDawOo Pagoda. We can see traditional handicrafts silk weaving on wooden handlooms and a blacksmith shop and Shan shoulders bag weaving workshop in Nan Pan Village on the Lake.  Then we will visit to local cheroot factory (where the Burmese cigars are made) and canoe carving.  And then we will go to InPawKon Village to see floating garden called Kyun-Hmyaw. After sightseeing we will transfer to hotel and overnight at Nyaung Shwe.

Day (6) Biking around Inle lake and Fly to Bagan (By Bike) (B/L/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel and start biking with our professional English speaking guide to the eastern part of Inle Lake. On the way you will have to pass sugarcane fields and paddy fields which will catch your eyes with amazement. You will also have to take bike through local villages and you will get fully sense of rural life style. Finally you will get to Mai Thouk Village in where you could walk on the teak bridge (similar with U Bein Bridge in Amarapura). After you feel and enjoy the nature, back to Nyaung Shwe by bike. On the way to Nyaung Shwe, visit Red Mountain Winery and you could have a taste of wine by enjoying panoramic view of Inle Lake from there. Then continue riding bike to Nyaung Shwe through green fields of sugar cane. After sightseeing, our driver will pick you up and transfer to Heho Airport for evening flight to Nyaung U. When you get to Nyaung U, our driver will pick you up and transfer to hotel. Take leisure at hotel and overnight at Bagan.

Day (7) Bagan sightseeing and sunset at Irrawaddy River (by car) (B/L/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at hotel; our excellent driver and professional English speaking guide will pick you up and start sightseeing. Firstly visit to Shwezigon Pagoda (Early 11th Century by King Anawrahta), Ananda Temple (Various seated Buddha figure and four different modes of standing Buddha), Sightseeing the old wall painting at Dhamayangyi Pagoda. Then, transfer to Htilominlo Pagoda which built during the reign of King Htilominlo (also known as Nandaungmya), Thatbinnyunt Pagoda (the highest pagoda in Bagan) and Shwesandaw Pagoda. Enjoy your lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, visit to Manuha Temple (built in 10th century by Mon Dynasty), MyingabaGuByaukGyi Temple (Mural painting of Jataka scenes which is safe under UNESCO protection) Nanphaya Temple (Sandstone monuments and residence of King Manuha). In the evening, enjoy your sunset boat ride in Irrawaddy River. After sunset we will transfer to hotel and leisure at hotel. Stay overnight at Bagan.

Day (8) Sunrise and Mt.Popa sightseeing and Palin Elephant Camp (By Car) (B/L/-)

Early in the morning our driver and guide will pick you up to enjoy sunrise at one of ruins Pagoda. Enjoy your breakfast at hotel and drive to Mount Popa, an extinct volcano over 1500 m high, which is about 48kmsouth east of Bagan. Enjoy an excursion of stupas, monasteries and Nat worship shrines. Return to Bagan. On the way back to Bagan, stop a while in the local shop.  Enjoy your lunch at the local restaurant. After lunch, drive to the Palin Elephant camp (15 Minutes drive 5 miles from Nyaung U) which is located at the river side of Irrawaddy River. At there you can observe elephant’s behaviors and close interaction with elephants. You can participate friendly with elephants during bathing. You can walk along the side of the river. Enjoy the sunset view of Irrawaddy River. After Sightseeing you will transfer to hotel. Leisure at hotel and stay overnight at Bagan.

Day (9) Transfer to Mandalay and Mandalay sightseeing (By Car) (B/L/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel, we will transfer to Mandalay. Arrive at Mandalay; firstly go to Mahamuni Buddha image casted in Buddha time (Bc623). Temple was built in 1784 by King Bodawphaya which was burnt down in 1884 but king Thibaw(the last king of Myanmar)renovated with Myanmar and Italian architecture. There are bronze figures from Ankarwot Temple from Cambodia. Then on the way to Stone carving place and learn what they are doing there. Later visit to puppet, wood carving, tapestry and gold-leave making center. Then enjoy your lunch at local restaurant where you can taste Myanmar traditional foods and Chinese foods. In the afternoon proceed to Mandalay Royal palace built in 1857 by king Mindon (the second last king of Yadanabon Kingdom). Then visit to Golden palace monastery covered by gold leave and wood carving. And go to Kuthodaw pagoda (the world biggest book) acknowledged by UNESCO. Enjoy your sunset at the top of Mandalay Hill. After sunset we will transfer to hotel and leisure at hotel. Be overnight at Mandalay.

Day (10) Mingun sightseeing and Thonezepay cooking class (By car) (B/L/-)

After breakfast at your hotel, our professional driver and English speaking Guide will pick you up and go to local market to buy ingredient things for lunch and go to Thonezepay village by private boat 6 miles away from Mandalay and this village is off beaten track. It takes about 40 minutes and you will enjoy the scenic river views and busy fishermen how they fish. When you get to Thonezepay village, you will be greeted by the local people and proceed to cooking class by Ox carts. When you arrive to the cooking class you will cook Myanmar traditional curries and the cuisine that is taught by our senior chef. After that you will have lunch with local people. And then you will visit around the village to study ways of life of villagers and some cottage industries such cheroot workshop, wood furniture workshop, ox cart workshop and bamboo hat workshop. Then go to Mingun by boat, the ancient village where you can see Mingun Bell (the world biggest bell), Patotawgyi Pagoda (unfinished pagoda) and Myatheindan pagoda. After sightseeing you will back to Mandalay by boat and enjoy sunset in the Irrawaddy River. When you get Mandalay jetty you will be transferred to the hotel. Overnight at Mandalay.

Day (11) Departure (By car) (B/-/-)

Enjoy your breakfast at your hotel; our driver will pick you up from the hotel to Mandalay International airport for departure.